Posted on 06/10/2004 4:44:05 AM PDT by F14 Pilot
His vision of America, freedom resonates with many who came to the U.S.
Ronald Reagan's United States includes a large number of immigrants who say they admire him — people like Farna Novin-Baheran, who was born in Iran. Upon hearing of Reagan’s death he said, “I cried. He was hero.”
Reagan’s vision of America resonates with many immigrants. Years ago, speaking at his library dedication, Reagan said, “May every day be a new beginning and every dawn bring us closer to that shining city on a hill.”
Novin-Baheran agreed, “It is shining city. That’s why we came over here in this country for freedom.”
Near Ronald Reagan’s burial site, there is a piece of the old Berlin Wall. In his now famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate, Reagan warned, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
Those words are remembered by John Sokoloff. “I’m a Russian-American and I will always be grateful to Ronald Reagan for destroying a system that has killed more people than any other system,” he said.
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Reagan was also respected by his onetime adversaries. Anatoly Dobrinin(Soviet ambassador to U.S.), and other former Soviet officials spoke highly of him. Earning the respect of one's adversaries is the best measure of one's success.
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